Tuning and shooting your broadheads.
How to tune your broadheads for hunting elk with your bow.
How do yo make sure that a broadhead is right for your arrow. A simple and easy way to check this is to spin the arrow by placing the point on a hard surface and holding the shaft between your pointer finger and thumbnail just below the feathers and spinning the arrow by blowing into the vanes or feathers. By watching the shaft of the arrow while spinning it, it will show if there is any wobble or the broadhead is off center.
To correct this problem, many times all you have to do is turn the broadhead about a ¼ of a turn to make sure it is seated properly on the end of the arrow shaft. If this does not correct the problem, replace the broadhead with another. If this does not correct it, then you may have to replace the screw in (female part) of the arrow. But always make sure the arrow spins true in your fingers. This will allow the arrow to fly true. When this has been done correctly, I have never had an arrow fly untrue due to this problem.
One you feel that your arrows are balanced number your veins and shoot several times. If one arrow is not staying in your grouping work on it or get rid of it.
Mechanical broadheads fly very true, but they do have their draw backs. When they open up on contact they have a very large cutting diameter with large or long cutting blades that tend to break off or falter on impact. This style of broadhead is changing almost daily, and for this reason I do not totally put them out of my mind. But first they must prove to me they will not break or malfunction under severe testing. By this I mean shooting into a piece of ½ inch plywood. I've seen the tests done and have drawn my opinion.
When choosing your broadhead for hunting big game or what ever. You need to choose one that will fit your expectations. There are small broadheads and big broadheads. You need to decided which one is best for you. When choosing a broadhead or different style of point, choose one that fits your need.
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